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The kind of mountain has weathered and rounded peaks and gentle slopes?
Either a hills or a mature (well eroded, old) mountain range.
What kind of force can lead to mountains with sharp jagged peaks?
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What characteristics are in Fault-block mountains and how are they formed?
Some of the characteristics of fault-block mountains would be sharp, and jagged peaks.
Why do folded mountains have jagged peaks?
Just shove a piece of paper from the opposite sides to the middle and you will see this for yourself. The displaced material has nowhere to go but up.
Bowl-shaped depressions or hollows found near mountain peaks?
Cirques
How do jagged mountain peaks become rounded?
erosion by water
How can jagged mountains peaks become more rounded?
Jagged mountains peaks become more rounded by the process of weathering. This occurs as wind and rain slowly eat away at the mountain, removing tiny bits of the rocks at a time until the mountains look more rounded than jagged.
How do mountain peaks become rounded?
through erosion
What is a mountain range with jagged peaks called?
sierra
Mountain of this age has steep sides with sharp jagged peaks and narrow valleys?
A young mountain has steep sides. It also has sharp jagged peaks and narrow valleys. Older mountains are more rounded.
Why are young mountains sharp and jagged while the peaks of an old mountains are rounded?
because older mountains are more exposed to the elements such as rain and storms which wear down the jagged points. Actually, the sharpness or bluntness of the peaks of a mountain indicates the strength of the rock from which they are formed, and says nothing about their age.
A mountain of this age has steep sides with sharp jagged peaks and narrow valleys.?
young
How could jagged mountain peaks become rounder?
Through harsh winds constantly battering the mountain tops possibly earthquakes which could end up grinding two mountains together,the friction of which could cause the peaks to round off.
What are the characteristics of a young mountain?
Tall, rocky, jagged peaks are young: Himalayas Low, tree covered, rounded, hill-like features are old: Appalachians
How did weathering help to shape the Appalachian Mountains?
Weathering rounded the mountains by breaking down jagged peaks.
What dose the name Sierra mean?
Sierra means "mountain range" in Spanish, referring specifically to a mountain range with jagged peaks.
What does the name 'Sierra' mean?
The name Sierra means 'mountain range' in Spanish. It specifically means a mountain range with jagged peaks.
